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Few American voters have changed their minds after reports that Trump called US troops ‘suckers,’ polls show

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President Donald Trump delivers a commencement address at the 2020 United States Military Academy Graduation Ceremony at West Point, New ...

More than 700 companies have pledged to give their workers time off to vote on Election Day. Here are the retailers and restaurants that have joined the growing movement.

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Walmart store associates get three paid hours for voting if the timing of their shifts don’t otherwise allow for it. ...

Apple just unveiled its latest high-end smartwatch, which has advanced health-tracking features and comes in 2 new colors

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Apple Apple has unveiled its latest high-end smartwatch, the Apple Watch Series 6. The new watch comes with a new ...

31 unique and unexpected kitchen gifts from Food52

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When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. This gift of a ...

‘I need this in my life.’ Chick-fil-A tests pimento cheese chicken sandwich in NC, SC

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The new menu item is only available at some locations in the Carolinas. Powered by WPeMatico

Bill Gates says he struggles to trust the CDC and FDA because officials with ‘crackpot theories’ have sidelined top-notch experts

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Bill Gates is seen in October 2019. Nicolas Liponne/NurPhoto via Getty Bill Gates is not sugarcoating how he feels about ...

‘I need this in my life.’ Chick-fil-A tests pimento cheese chicken sandwich in NC, SC

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The new menu item is only available at some locations in the Carolinas. Powered by WPeMatico

Trading a tech-dominant market — Insights from an investing champion — Why value isn’t dead

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Dear Readers, It’s a tech stock world and we’re all just living in it. Look no further than the last ...

On heels of boycott threats, Hobby Lobby raises hourly minimum wage to $17 — an effort CEO says makes the chain a ‘retail leader when it comes to taking care of our people’

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Shoppers walk into a Hobby Lobby store. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hobby Lobby announced on Monday that is will increase its ...

One in three Americans would happily never set foot in a store again, a new survey of consumer behavior shows

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Tashdique Mehtaj Ahmed/Getty Images 35% of Americans would be happy to avoid traditional in-store shopping, according to a survey by ...

Social Capital SPAC surges 25% after it confirms tie-up with Opendoor, Chamath Palihapitiya calls it his ‘next big 10x idea’

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Getty Images Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. II, a SPAC led by billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, surged 25% on Tuesday ...

America’s largest mall operator won’t open its doors on Thanksgiving as the upcoming holiday shopping season looks to be unlike any before

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Shoppers ascend and descend escalators at the King of Prussia Mall, owned by Simon Property Group, in 2018. Reuters Simon ...

US bans imports of certain clothes, cotton, and computer parts from Xinjiang in China, citing human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims

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FILE PHOTO: People hold signs protesting China’s treatment of the Uighur people, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Reuters The US ...

REVIEW: The $47,000 Kia Telluride is perfect for buyers craving a luxurious 3-row SUV without the luxury price tag

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2020 Kia Telluride. Kristen Lee/Business Insider The Telluride is Kia’s three-row SUV that competes with the Hyundai Palisade, Honda Pilot, ...

We are seeking nominations for our first Rising Stars of Real Estate list — here’s how to apply

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Samantha Lee/Business Insider Business Insider is putting together its first-ever list of the best young talent in real estate in ...

How a disastrous mission in Iran 40 years ago changed the way US special operators fight

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RH-53s taking off from USS Nimitz during Operation Eagle Claw. Greenwich Media On November 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed the ...

US stock futures rise on China data ahead of upcoming Federal Reserve policy meeting

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies on Capitol Hill Reuters Most stock indices were up on Tuesday following upbeat Chinese ...

UK unemployment nears 2-year high in July, as pandemic claims 750,000 jobs since March

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TOLGA AKMEN /Getty The UK’s unemployment rate rose to near two-year highs at 4.1% in July, as almost 750,000 jobs ...

10 things in tech you need to know today

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Reuters/Stephen Lam Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday. Sign up here to get ...

A top HHS communications official promoted strange conspiracy theories and accused career scientists of ‘sedition’

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Former Donald Trump campaign official Michael Caputo, left, joined by his attorney Dennis C. Vacco, leaves after being interviewed by ...

Google and Microsoft join more than 150 companies calling on the EU to tighten greenhouse gas emissions restrictions

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The declaration comes one day before EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to deliver her 2020 address. ...

India, the US, and Brazil recorded more than half of the worlds coronavirus cases on the same day the WHO announced a record number of cases

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Healthcare workers dressed in full protective gear organize their documents of data they have collected during a house-to-house new coronavirus ...

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial suspended in US for at least several more days amid concerns over serious complication

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A laboratory technicians handles vials as part of filling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of the ...

Bill Gates says the pandemic wiped out 25 years of vaccine progress in 25 weeks

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“The COVID-19 pandemic has not only stopped progress, it’s pushed it backwards,” Gates said. Poverty, vaccination rates, GDP, and reading ...

Health officials worldwide are receiving death threats because of their work to educate the public and stop the spread of COVID-19

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Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young speaks at a press conference as she gives an update on Queensland COVID-19 ...

‘It’ll start getting cooler, you just watch’: Trump denies scientific consensus that climate change is supercharging the West’s wildfires

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U.S. President Trump participates in a briefing on wildfires in McClellan Park in McClellan Park, California REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Donald ...

Key impeachment witness Alexander Vindman said he now considers himself a ‘Never Trumper’

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Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman, director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, testifies before a House Intelligence Committee hearing ...

A whistleblower is accusing doctors at an ICE detention center of surgically removing the wombs of some immigrant women detainees

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A protestor holding a sign reading ”ICE Detention = COVID19 Death Sentence” is driven past the Otay Mesa Detention Center, ...

Oracle wins proposed deal with TikTok

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Hi! Welcome to the Insider Advertising daily for September 15. I’m Lauren Johnson, a senior advertising reporter at Business Insider. ...

The SEC is probing Nikola Motors over short-seller’s claims the company misled investors and is an ‘intricate fraud’

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Nikola founder and executive chairman Trevor Milton. Massimo Pinca/Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into whether electric-truck maker ...